in the 1950s what was the name of the department store that had a monorail go around the store during christmas time?? and what year did they stop doing it?
2006-12-14 14:36:07 · 3 answers · asked by puurplemooose 6 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Chicago
There never was a monorail in a dept store in Chicago. Marshall Field's would have been the only store that you might be talking about. Or Carson Pierre Scott....both on State Street. State Street did have a streetcar down the middle of it. Is that what you are thinking of?
2006-12-15 03:25:19 · answer #1 · answered by nottashygirl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There WAS a monorail. I have been looking for it also...for about 50 yrs!
I rode on it with my grandmother who died in 1958. I have always thought it was The Fair Store on State St. I have searched Google and my contemporaries with no luck.
My other thought was Mandel Brothers. It was in that area of the street in the mid-1950s.
2006-12-15 09:57:37 · answer #2 · answered by tichur 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was around chicago and remember no monorail..marshal fields was always the premier spot on state st,
2006-12-15 02:32:00 · answer #3 · answered by wind cries mary 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋